William Kelii Kekaula Poet Sonnet

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Coyote Corner

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Coyote Corner

Coyotes are wolves near cognate brothers,
closer to jackals who are bred o'er seas,
plus, noted slang for smugglers of mothers
and tots who lacked to grasp the ABCs.

Found hereabouts the USA, merely
south of the border some ways then back up
northbound throughout Canada. Stars queerly
dusk also dawn ... wreak howls, dull stares faceup.

Coyotes balance the way that they hunt;
when they are alone, they pounce on small prey,
nevertheless, whenever they confront
larger beast's, pack forms and perfects the slay.

When faced by coyotes, thrash your body,
yell, throw objects or be a wolf and *pee.

*Though blood brothers, wolves are also a coyote's nemesis and they are quite savvy of "marking one's territory".

2021 June 1
*1st Place*
A BRIAN STRAND SONNET
~~Brian Strand: Judged 2021 July 30

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Aniruddha Pathak August 1, 2021 at 10:41 PM Ah, all about Coyotes and in a sonnet form, well done for a winning place dear poet, congrats William Kelii Kekaula August 1, 2021 at 11:15 PM Our four-legged partners in life immortalized in verse, Aniruddha, appreciative share, Grace be with you always my friend, Aloha!

Kim Rodrigues July 31, 2021 at 5:22 AM We have coyotes in our neck of the woods. Sometimes brazen …once out at noon in middle of the road. Congratulations! William Kelii Kekaula July 31, 2021 at 6:09 AM I've probably seen them at the zoo or animal park where we drive through feeding some by our car windows, not the dangerous ones, thanks, Kim, Aloha!

Christuraj Alex July 30, 2021 at 8:31 PM When faced by coyotes, thrash your body, yell, throw objects or be a wolf and *pee. Very interesting write. Congratulations! William Kelii Kekaula July 30, 2021 at 8:37 PM Thank you for your highlights, Christuraj, and my compliments to you as well my friend, Aloha!

Joanna Daniel June 12, 2021 at 4:05 AM A descriptive poem on coyotes, William, must have taken a lot of hard work and I hardly missed the i's :) William Kelii Kekaula June 12, 2021 at 10:37 AM The former was enlightening and done with ease, the second half was harder. After posting it, then I saw three 'i's, ugh, Aloha!